This week, we’re highlighting a few state-level employment issues, including the legal challenges faced by Staples Inc. regarding the Massachusetts lie detector ban; New Jersey’s implementation of a gender-neutral dress code...more
As featured in #WorkforceWednesday®: This week, we’re analyzing the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ’s) new Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program and its impact on employers:
The DOJ’s new Corporate Whistleblower...more
This week, we’re looking at recent state-level changes and legal trends that have varying degrees of impact on employers.
Massachusetts Pay Equity Law
Massachusetts is the most recent state to enact a pay equity law. The...more
This week, on our Spilling Secrets podcast series, our panelists discuss the current state of the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC’s) nationwide non-compete ban amid ongoing legal challenges:
The FTC’s ban on non-competes...more
This week, we’re delving into the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent overturning of the Chevron doctrine and how this landmark decision is opening the floodgates for challenges against federal agencies.
Chevron Deference
For...more
This week, we’re examining California Governor Gavin Newsom’s new deal that was brokered to amend the Private Attorneys General Act of 2004 (PAGA):
Last week, Governor Newsom announced that California’s business and labor...more
This week, we’re recapping recent U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) decisions and their impact on employers across the country.
Employment-Related Decisions
The Supreme Court is closing out its term, and the justices have handed...more
This week, we’re highlighting recent updates across the state and federal employment landscapes, including the New Jersey Supreme Court’s non-disparagement ruling, the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) new artificial...more
This week, we’re detailing for employers the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) expansion of overtime salary limits, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC’s) recently released sexual harassment guidance,...more
This week, on a special episode of our Spilling Secrets podcast series, we break down the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC’s) purported nationwide non-compete ban and discuss what’s on the horizon for employers:
On April 23,...more
This week, we’re diving into arbitration agreements and learning some best practices for employers when crafting these agreements:
Employers often include arbitration agreements in their onboarding and other employee...more
This week, we’re breaking down the U.S. Supreme Court’s (SCOTUS’s) new workplace discrimination decision, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC’s) final rule on the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA), and how...more
This week, we’re learning more about the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA’s) final rule on safety inspections, new COVID-19 guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and minimum...more
This week, we’re taking a look at the Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) new white-collar overtime exemption and worker classification rules and the U.S. government’s updated race and ethnicity categorizations.
DOL’s Overtime...more
This week, we’re highlighting the evolving landscape of pay equity and pay data reporting requirements:
Efforts to address pay disparities have led to an increase in pay equity legislation that shows no signs of slowing...more
This week, we’re concentrating on the flurry of challenges that federal agencies—such as the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), the National Labor Relations Board, and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration...more
This week, we present a California labor and employment update featuring the upcoming deadline for non-compete notice rules, workplace violence regulations by the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health...more
This week, we’re running down the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) recently released final rule on worker classification under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), the challenges faced by the National Labor Relations...more
This week, we’re breaking down the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) Board’s new regulations impacting employers:
Last month, the CPPA Board met to discuss several new regulations that could impact employers in...more
This week, we’re detailing the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB’s) request for Starbucks to reopen shuttered stores; how big tech is retreating from diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs; and why employers may...more
With such a tumultuous year of labor and employment updates behind us, it begs the question, “What lies ahead in 2024?”
In this special New Year's episode, Epstein Becker Green attorneys share insights and predictions for...more
In this special year-end episode, recorded live from our 42nd Annual Workforce Management Briefing in New York City, Epstein Becker Green attorneys discuss the biggest employment law trends and crucial workforce changes in...more
This week, we’re detailing the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB’s) expanded “joint employer” definition, the recent confirmations of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC’s) General Counsel and the...more
This week, we’re providing an overview of (i) the year-over-year increase in Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) lawsuits, (ii) New York’s employee intellectual property (IP) law, and (iii) the collaborative...more
This week, we’re focusing on three recent Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charges against employers for violating whistleblower protection laws and how all employers should take extra steps to ensure compliance in...more